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Chewetalapjsss2017sportsclu Edinburgh Research Explorer Sports clubs and organizations in changing times Citation for published version: Chew, WCE, Chung, HJ & Lee, J-W 2017, 'Sports clubs and organizations in changing times: The case of Singapore', Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 71-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/21640599.2017.1285614 Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1080/21640599.2017.1285614 Link: Link to publication record in Edinburgh Research Explorer Document Version: Peer reviewed version Published In: Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science Publisher Rights Statement: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science on 8/2/2017, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com//doi/full/10.1080/21640599.2017.1285614 General rights Copyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s) and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. Take down policy The University of Edinburgh has made every reasonable effort to ensure that Edinburgh Research Explorer content complies with UK legislation. If you believe that the public display of this file breaches copyright please contact [email protected] providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 26. Sep. 2021 Sports clubs and organisations in changing times: The case of Singapore Wai Cheong Eugene Chew*, Ho Jin Chung*, Jung Woo Lee** * Physical Education and Sports Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore ** Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Ho Jin Chung, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616 E-mail: [email protected] Wai Cheong Eugene Chew is an assistant professor in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. He was part of the senior management at Sport Singapore responsible for charting the directions and driving the development of sport in Singapore, has made many presentations on the organisational policy and management practices in relation to involvement in sport and physical activity. Ho Jin Chung is a lecturer in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. He has published several studies on sociological interpretations of physical education and school sport and conducted many academic conference presentations focused on the structure of sport policy discourse in Singapore. Jung Woo Lee is a lecturer in the Moray House School of Education, the University of Edinburgh. He is also a founding member of the Edinburgh Critical Studies in Sport at the same university. Dr Lee recently edited a book, with two co-editors, entitled Routledge Handbook of Sport and Politics and has written multiple refereed journal publications and abstracts. 1 Sports clubs and organisations in changing times: The case of Singapore Sports clubs are places where people commonly gather to engage in sports. In many countries it is a key component of the sport delivery system. This study examines the role and evolution of sports clubs in Singapore against a backdrop of the socio-political-economic development. In the process, three themes are identified, namely, (a) influence of state intervention, (b) nature and relevance of sports clubs through the years, and (c) market sector development and its influence on sports clubs. The functionalist view provides us with an understanding of the socio-political-economic conditions and why the government of Singapore employs sport as a vehicle for social development and nation-building. How the resultant sports policies, state-funded facilities, and sports participation conduits offered by the private sector shaped the evolution of the role of sports clubs is discussed. In Singapore, the role of the sports clubs is unique in that participating in sports is no longer confined to the traditional sports clubs, but is distributed across state-funded facilities and membership programmes as well as private sector offerings. Instead of sports being confined to the elite few as in the past, the notion of “Sport Without Boundaries” envision by Vision2030 is becoming a reality. Keywords: sports club and organisation, Singaporean society, sport policy, national strategy Introduction In the sector of the community sport development, voluntary sport clubs, both private and public, play a significant role in offering people an opportunity to participate in a range of sporting activities regularly. In the West, particularly in European nations, sport clubs operate as a key component within the sport development system of each state (Heinemann, 2005; Nichols, 2013). Given that the active participation in sport and physical activities can improve individuals’ health and the qualities of their life, it is not 2 uncommon to see that national and local sport governing bodies subsidize the operation of various sport clubs (Hallmann & Petry, 2013). At the same time, sport clubs also work as an important form of social capital which provides a mutually supportive network between club members, and subsequently offering them a sense of belongingness (Nicholson & Hoye, 2008; Putnam, 2000). This social connection and collective identity created through being a member of sport clubs (Eichberg, 2004, 2009) can also be utilised for achieving wider social goals by boosting club members to take part in a range of community development programmes (Jarvie, 2012). In effect, sport clubs as an active agent for promoting sport participation and as a social instrument to be harnessed to meet the communal needs, are an important component of society. It appears that it is Scandinavian countries such as Denmark, Sweden, and Finland that most efficiently implement and practise sport policy that supports the voluntary sport club sector to increase sport participation rates and thereby fostering a sense of community between those who take part in sporting activities. For example, Koski (1999) who surveyed a sport participation rate in the late 1990s, found that about two-thirds of the total population in Finland were actively involved in sports programmes that local sports clubs provided. Additionally, approximately 25% of adults held a membership of various sports clubs in the country (Koski, 1999). It is understood that Finland had at least 6,000 sports clubs that organised a range of sport- for-all programmes and competitive sporting events with financial support from municipalities. Owing to this provision of sporting activities via clubs, it was found that almost 72% of the entire population of Finland regularly participated in sport, at least once a week in 1999 (Gratton, Rowe, & Veal, 2011). More recent figures also show that Finland is one of the physically active nations. In 2015, sports clubs still function as a 3 key feature in the Finnish sports scene. With the population size of 5.5 million (Statistics Finland, 2016), the number of sports clubs in Finland have increased to 7,800, and 75% of the 30,000 sports facilities are constructed and run by the municipalities (Ministry of Education and Culture, 2016). 90% of the adult population participate in sports and physical activities at least twice a week (Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2015). However, in Singapore, the picture is quite different. In 2001, there were about 170 sports clubs. In a population of 4.1 million, only 9% were members of sports clubs1 (Ministry of Community Development and Sports, 2001). Compared to Finland, there were far fewer sports clubs and a lower number of people held sports club memberships in Singapore. While there is danger of being seen as oversimplification, it seems apparent that there exist an association between a relatively fewer number of operating sport clubs and a lower sport participation rate in the country. The 2001 survey shows that only 38% of Singaporean people participate in sport at least once a week. In 2015, with a population size of 5.5 million which is similar to that of Finland, Singapore still has far less sports clubs than Finland (Singapore Department of Statistics, 2016). There were only 358 sports clubs registered with the Registry of Societies. One survey also reveals that 62% of the people in Singapore take part in sporting activities at least once a week which is still a lower number that physically active people in Finland (Sport Singapore, 2014). 1 More than two-thirds of the memberships are from SAFRA (Singapore Armed Forces Reservist Association), SPANS (Singapore Police Association of National Service), and CDANS (Civil Defence Association of National Service). 4 It seems that the Singaporean government and sport governing bodies are comparatively less supportive of fostering a voluntary sports club sector in their sport development system. Perhaps, the role that traditional sports clubs play changes through time in relation to the development of the overall sport system. While these traditional sports clubs which are typically formed by individuals with common interest in sports continue to cater to their members’ needs, we are witnessing new forms of sports clubs in Singapore that seek to meet the needs of a wider segment of the population. These new types of sports clubs are not the same as the traditional sports clubs because they are funded by the government to achieve national objectives in the areas of social cohesion, nation-building, and public health. They are also operated by government- linked organisations. To reach out to as many people as possible, memberships to these new types of sports clubs are more inclusive. It also appears that this relative underdevelopment of the traditional sports clubs, and the emergence of the new types of sports clubs in this small country are closely related to rather volatile political and economic environments that have influenced the way in which sports clubs and sport (in general) develop in Singapore since the early nineteenth century.
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